This England all-rounder got a place in the team in the last match of the Test series against India. However, he failed to lead the team to victory. The 31-year-old all-rounder will now focus only on limited overs cricket.

The experienced player of the England team, which failed to win the Test series against India, has suddenly decided to take a break from cricket. Bowling all-rounder Jamie Overton, who was part of the Test series against Team India, has taken this shocking decision. The 31-year-old fast bowler has decided to separate himself indefinitely from all types of red-ball cricket including Test cricket. The England Cricket Board gave this information in a press release.

Jamie Overton, who was part of London Spirit in 'The Hundred', made this announcement on Monday 1 September. Overton has said that he currently wants to focus only on limited overs cricket and wants to keep playing this game for as long as possible. The England Cricket Board also seemed surprised by Overton's decision but said that they respect his decision.

Overton took a break for this reason

Jamie Overton, who played only 2 Test matches for England, played his last match against India at the Oval. In his 2 Test career, he took 4 wickets and scored 106 runs. In the Oval Test match, he took only 2 wickets, while he could score only 9 runs. He could not even save England from defeat. Explaining the reason for his decision, Overton said that he is at such a stage of his career where he cannot play cricket for 12 consecutive months. He described it as a difficult situation mentally and physically but also described first class cricket as the foundation of his career.

This was Overton's first class career

Overton was a contender to be selected in the Ashes series on the tour of Australia later this year. However, now he has taken an indefinite break and due to this the England selectors will have to change their plan. Overton played only 2 Test matches but played many matches in the County Championship for Surrey and Somerset. Apart from this, Overton also played some matches for England A. In total, Overton took 239 wickets in 99 first-class matches and scored 2410 runs.